- 端 duān: 端 duan1: (bound form) tip; end; extremity; (bound form) aspect; facet; (bound form) upright; proper; to hold sth level with both hands; to carry; to eliminate; to wipe out端 duān: 端 duan1: start; origin
- adult; grownup; title of respect toward superiors
- 见 jiàn: 见 jian4: to see; to meet; to appear (to be sth); to interview; opinion; view见 xiàn: 见 xian4: to appear; also written 現|现[xian4]
- 渐 jiàn: 渐 jian4: gradual; gradually渐 jiān: 渐 jian1: to imbue
- 行 héng: 行 heng2: used in 道行[dao4 heng2]行 háng: 行 hang2: (bound form) row; line; (bound form) line of business; trade; profession; (bound form) commercial firm; (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age); (in data tables) row; (Tw) column; classifier for rows or lines行 xíng: 行 xing2: (bound form) to walk; to go; to travel; (literary) trip; journey; visit; (bound form) temporary; makeshift; (bound form) current; in circulation; (bound form) to do; to perform; capable; competent; all right; OK!; will do; behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]); (literary) about to; soon
- to approach gradually
- hurriedly; without delay
- to call out to; to greet; to say hello to; to inform; to take care of; to take care that one does not
- environs; surroundings; periphery
- preparation; to prepare; to intend; to be about to; reserve (fund)
- to welcome; to meet; to forge ahead (esp. in the face of difficulties); to meet face to face
- to notify; to inform; notice; notification; CL:個|个[ge4]
- already
- to lower (one's voice)
- voice; sound; CL:個|个[ge4]
- still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
- 随 Súi: 随 Sui2: surname Sui随 súi: 随 sui2: to follow; to comply with; varying according to...; to allow; subsequently
- harem; chambers of imperial concubines
- imperial concubine
- to hear
- everyone; influential family; great expert
- 都 Dū: 都 Du1: surname Du都 dōu: 都 dou1: all; both; entirely; (used for emphasis) even; already; (not) at all都 dū: 都 du1: capital city; metropolis
- (idiom) (of two or more people) to take the same action without prior consultation; (usu. used adverbially) all (or both) of them, independently; as if by prior agreement
- to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush!
- one breath; in one breath; at a stretch
- need not
- again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- in a short while; all at once; all of a sudden
- to see
- tall; lofty; towering
- immediately; at once; right away
- to touch; to stir up (trouble or emotions); to move (sb's emotions or worry)
- to know; to become aware of; also pr. [zhi1dao5]
- Beijing municipality, capital of the People's Republic of China (short name 京[Jing1])
- there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
- imperial palace
- how?; how about?; how was it?; how are things?
- to think of; to call to mind; to anticipate
- capital of a country
- what kind?; how, what; somewhat
- respected; respectable; honorable
- honor; glory
- to take a look at; to examine; to survey; (coll.) pretty soon
- 这 zhè: 这 zhe4: (pronoun) this; these; (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun); (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)这 zhèi: 这 zhei4: (coll.) this
- hardships; arduous; difficult
- 过 gùo: 过 guo4: to cross; to go over; to pass (time); to celebrate (a holiday); to live; to get along; excessively; too-过 Gūo: 过 Guo1: surname Guo过 guo: 过 guo5: (experienced action marker)